William Handcock (1676 – August 1723) was an Irish politician. He was the eldest son of

Thomas Handcock Thomas Handcock (28 May 1654 – 1726) was an Irish people, Irish politician. He was the eldest son of William Handcock (Westmeath politician), William Handcock and his wife Abigail, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley and sister of Thomas Stanley (aut ...

and his wife Dorothy Green. Handcock entered the

Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ...

in 1703, representing the constituency of

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...

until 1714. He sat for Dublin City from 1721 until his death two years later. He married Sarah Warburton, daughter of Richard Warburton and had by her six sons and four daughters. His oldest son

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

and his sixth son

John Gustavus Handcock John Gustavus Handcock (1720 – 26 February 1766) was an Irish politician. He was the sixth son of William Handcock and his wife Susan Warburton, daughter of Richard Warburton. His older brother was William Handcock and his cousins were Will ...

both were also members of the

Parliament of Ireland The Parliament of Ireland ( ga, Parlaimint na hÉireann) was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until 1800. It was modelled on the Parliament of England and from 1537 comprised two chamb ...

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